Cyberinsurance policy rethinking risk in an age of ransomware, computer fraud, data breaches, and cyberattacks / Josephine Wolff.
| Author/creator | Wolff, Josephine |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022] |
| Description | xvi, 272 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile HSS Monographs |
| Subjects |
| Series | Information policy series |
| Contents | Introduction: A market-driven approach to cybersecurity -- Breach on the beach : origins of cyberinsurance -- "The hackers did this" : data breach lawsuits and commercial -- "The point of no return" : computer fraud insurance and defining cybercrime -- "Insurrection, rebellion, revolution, riot" : NotPetya, property insurance, and war exclusions -- "The big kahuna" : stand-alone cyber coverage -- "What is the point of collecting data?" : global growth of cyberinsurance and roles for policymakers -- Conclusion: Is cyber risk different? |
| Abstract | "Traces the cyberinsurance industry's history, challenges, and legal disputes to understand why insurance has not helped to strengthen cybersecurity and what governments could do to make it a more effective tool for cyber risk management"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021045988 |
| ISBN | 9780262544184 (paperback) |